They Always Run

Become Aiden, a three-armed mutant who hunts the most dangerous bounties in the galaxy. Catch, slice, dice and destroy enemies in this exciting 2D platformer with a space-western setting.

They Always Run is a ninja, sci-fi and 2d game developed and published by Alawar.
Released on October 20th 2021 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain and Japanese.

It has received 809 reviews of which 657 were positive and 152 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 2.92€ on Steam and has a 70% discount.

The Steam community has classified They Always Run into these genres:

Ninja Sci-fi 2D Platformer Action-Adventure Hand-drawn Action Space Western Story Rich Crime Hack and Slash Combat Singleplayer Atmospheric 2D Platformer Adventure Fast-Paced Indie Side Scroller

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Requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 or later
Processor: Intel Core i5 or equvalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 or equvalent
DirectX: Version 11

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

Absolutely fantastic game. Inspiring art, wonderful animation and a nice, linear progression that is carried by a story that picks up a lot of steam by the end. The platforming is overall very good with a nice flow state when you get used to it and the combat is satisfying and punchy. It ends on a cliffhanger and with a unexpected twist that hit some feels for me. Looking forward to a sequel for sure. And yeah the soundtrack is great.

Nov. 2024

What a fantastic game!!! It reminded me at times of the original Ninja Gaidan on the NES in terms of the skill jumps and things that had to be accomplished. Bosses were challenging w/o being ridiculous. I also liked that there were multiple paths to take at times and that it seemed like you couldn't open all the doors on the levels, which was super cool. I definitely looked around for ways to get all the doors open, but there were some I couldn't find a way to get open. *shrug* Story was also interesting. It seemed one dimensional at first, but evolved quickly into something worth playing the game to see where it went. I can't wait for part 2!! DEVS: It would be nice to have an option to make the dialogue display all at once

Oct. 2024

Great game. Unique movement, creative animations and an engaging story. Very chill game to play.

Aug. 2024

This time I'll start my positive getting the only really negative thing out of my system to help players: If you don't like at all a sh***y ending that feels like a pointless timeloop that make all you have accomplished through the whole game useless while trying to be clever, don't play it, or well wait for an eventual sequel to play both. That said the game was awesome, because it gave me an experience that seemed unfindable, from one side what I would imagine for a real mainline Assassin's Creed game (prior to AC Origins that is) in pure 2D, that being 2D takes more advantage from lenght rather than height for parkour, the environment that creates a unique battle with normal enemies even with very limited kind of enemies, however with traps (a lot of them) reminiscing of the Prince of Persia, but all of this reimagined in a cyberpunk style with also obviously unique features and mechanics of its own. For what regards the bosses some of them might feel joyfully familiar for AC or POP fans for some of their patterns (even Mueller though it was the only boring boss of the game) . Except being like a wish come true for an Assassin's Creed mainline games fan in a 2D cyberpunk style, I really liked that I finally found a game with this kind of particular graphic that is used for a game where you can really fight, not just games where you can only run away from things, resolve enigmas or having a bad platforming experience for the whole or you're playing a graphic adventure game. So thank you for the wonderful and unexpected gameplay experience. P.s.: I'm proud of my only missing achievement in this game. I don't regret my choice.

April 2024

Heel moeilijke platformer vol valschrikken maar wel eentje met mooie, doch niet te drukke graphics. De gevechten zijn erg uitdagend, alsook sommige bewegende platformen die je meerdere malen crushen. Ook word je dikwijls geroosterd, geëlektrocuteerd en kom je om in bijtend zuur. Ik ben absoluut geen platformgamer dus kan het wel zijn dat ik het mis heb qua moeilijkheid. Ben je al heel wat gewoon in dit genre dan kan ik je deze met plezier aanraden, ben je eentje zoals ik dan is er nog steeds de WeMod cheattrainer ! Daarom het duimpje omhoog ! :)

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